Hi,
> pricewatch.com has it $1840 from PC Nation. Since Amanda does not
> yet span filesystems across tapes, the SLR 100 is a good choice
> for those who have to do block level backups of large disks.
>
we bought an SLR 100 last year (at that time this drive was quite
expensive, well above 3K$).
> > Actually there is autoloader for DLT and SLR too, only in a biger
> > box. ANd SLR 100 does 5MB/s (tested last Monday).
> >
I confirm, 4.5--5 Mb/s (factory declares up to 18 Gb/hr)
> But what's the capacity of the linear tape autoloaders? 15 slot/2 drive
> 8mm autoloaders fit in a 4U rackmount. And is the 5MB/s with or
> without compression?
AFAIK, up to 4Tb using their autoloader.
> Well, actually a basic SLR100 is much less than $3K US, making it
> stiff competition against both 8mm and DLT. I wonder why SLR isn't
> better known or more commonly used.
>
I agree.
-m
